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English: Antique map of Gent by Braun & Hogenberg Gandavum - Braun & Hogenberg, 1572-1624. Bird's-eyeplan of Ghent. Copper engraving Size: 34 x 48.5cm (13.3 x 18.9 inches) Verso text: Latin Condition: Old coloured. From: Civitates Orbis Terrarum, ... Part 1. Köln, 1572-1624.
It was used as a court and prison until the 18th century. From 1353 to 1491, it was the site of Ghent's mint. Private buildings were constructed on or around the medieval remains. Ghent emerged as a major centre for textile manufacturing during the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century, and the Gravensteen was converted into a cotton mill ...
Ghent (Dutch: Gent ⓘ; French: Gand ⓘ; historically known as Gaunt in English) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium.It is the capital and largest city of the province of East Flanders, and the third largest in the country, after Brussels and Antwerp. [2]
1891 Plat of Ghent, Ohio. As early as 1815, the village of Ghent had several mills powered by Yellow Creek. [2] Several families had settled at Ghent by 1818. [3] A post office called Ghent was established in 1858, and remained in operation until 1918. [4] The community's name most likely commemorates the Treaty of Ghent. [5]
This is a list of National Historic Landmarks in Ohio and other landmarks of equivalent landmark status in the state. The United States' National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance. [6]
Miniature of the Belfry of Ghent in the 19th century. Excerpt from the manuscript Gand et Flandre by Bruno Christiaenssens, 1844, with chronicles, maps, miniatures and monuments [3] Construction of the tower began in 1313 after a design by master mason Jan van Haelst. His plans are still preserved in the Ghent City Museum.
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St. Nicholas Church (Dutch: Sint-Niklaaskerk) is a Roman Catholic church, as well as one of the oldest and most prominent landmarks in Ghent, Belgium. Begun in the early 13th century as a replacement for an earlier Romanesque church, construction continued through the rest of the century in the local Scheldt Gothic style (named after the nearby ...